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  1. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Postal Codes Japan

This is a complete database with more than 123 thousand Zip Codes from Japan. All data can be consumed via REST and GraphQL APIs and copied.

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  • Japan Zip Codes
  • Postal Code
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  • Longitude
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ClassJapan_Postal_Code
Dataset and API with all Japan Zip Codes.
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Database with the Zip Codes from Japan

The following information is available on the dataset:

  • Place Name
  • Postal Code
  • Admin Code
  • Latitude
  • Longitude

Japan Zip Code structure

However, when it comes to the zip code system of Japan then knowing the format of the Japan Zip Code System will help you to know how this 7-digit code system works in actual. So, give some attention to the information given below and get to know better about Japan Zip Code.

  • Postal codes in Japan are normally based on a 7-digit numeric code that is using the format of NNN-NNNN. In this format description N is a number.
  • The first two digits of this numeric code refer to one of the 47 Japanese prefectures. For example, 40 stands for the Yamanashi Prefecture.
  • However, the next digit is to refer to one of the adjacent cities’ set in the prefecture. For Example, 408 refers to Hokuto, Yamanashi.
  • While, the next two digits in this code are standing for a neighborhood and the last two digits are referring to a street in the city. For example, 408-0307 is meant to refer to Mukawa-cho neighborhood in the city of Hokuto.

A Developer Database

However, the database here is produced to satisfy the unique needs of developers. A developer can perform multiple actions on it. These actions are ranging from clone and perform modifications in database, connecting applications, performing queries and retrieving data from the database to discovering fields relations, downloading datasets in JSON format, and transforming it into CSV file.

Benefits of using these databases

Have a look at the advantages given below to understand how these databases can benefit you:

  • Add data with ease on autocomplete forms.
  • Get access or retrieve data from multiple sources under one API Key only.
  • Run various queries on multiple datasets and experience result centralization.
  • Get regular updates from various data sources when your API key is connected.

The information given above will certainly help you to understand the Japan Zip Code system and the ways these databases can help developers in a more effective way.

Data Source

This database was extracted from Geonames website.

Data Updated On

Feb, 20, 2020

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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